The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-12-31

Oh W w dSIIlilStOu SOUST6SS would |
say, IF the State Legislature TOOK no
notice of the canal, how can YOU
come to the Representatives of thirty
eight States and ask aid - 1t is NV
belief that you should secure by leg
islation and constitutional amend
ment State aid, and then go to Con.
gress. We would have right to say
that Maryland and Congress cooper
ated at the birth of the canal, and
can then ask the cooperation of Con-
gress. After securing legislative help.
| believe there is hope for national
aid to the canal. / cannot too much
insist on this order of procedure.
Upon reflection you will see it is the
best plan. l am here as the servant
of the people and to pledge that when
the committees come with the &C.
operation of the Legislature, shall
not be back ward in demanding that
your claims be heard before Con-
gress."
After Mr.. McComas' remarks the
following resolutions were read by
State Senator.elect McKaig, chair
man of the resolutions committee,
who hos taken a deep interest lthe
movement: ="
Your committee appointed to pre-
pare memorial to Congress and the
Legislature of Maryland on behalf
of general and State aid for the
maintenance of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal as waterway beg leave
to report as follows:
Whereas, the matter that comes
before the "canal conference" for its
careful consideration embodies many
questions of grave importance to the
material interests of the State of
Maryland at large, and especially so
in its bearing on the counties of Gar
rett, Allegany, Washington, Freder-
} lex and Montgomery, that border
upon and are contiguous to the Ches-
; apeake and Ohio canal, that to-day
} fills so prominent place in the de-
velopement of the industries of the
said State and the District of Column
bia; and whereas, no county, town
or city, lying on or near this great
waterway, possessing agricultural or
mechanical pursuits, but has direct
interest attaching to the immediate
Well-being of the said canal that
forms a part this commercial status,
therefore we are in duty bound to
extend helping hand to aid this
important avenue of cheap transpor-
tation, not only in maintaining lis
present condition, but in attaining
the greatest degree of financial pros
perity, possible through all legiti-
mate channels. that its success may
by reciprocal action, enhance the in
dustrial importance and pecuniary
condition Of the e., G countlr6S That I
BILE commodities and, whereas, it is
the sense Of the "Canal Conference
that the facilities of transportation
which this Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal furnishes between the city OF
Cumberland, Md, and the District OF
Columbia, and all other points along
the Potomac river, are indispensable
to the highest development of the
western portion of the State of Mary
land, the District of Columbia and
portions of the States of Virginia
and West Virginia that border upon
the waters of the upper Potomac
and whereas the domestic and min
ing products constitute the basis OF
nine-tenths of the internal trade of
our country, and provide to a great
extent the means of sustaining our
manufactures, as we'll as assisting to
a considerable degree its foreign com.
merce, thus building up and main
tanning an extensive, varied and
prosperous home industry essentiaI
to the full and perfect development
of the agricultural, mining, manu-
featuring and mercantile interests of
the States of Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia and the District of
Columbia in their interstate CONNER
cial relations and whereas, upon
January 1, 1888, coupon of the
100000 repair-bond loan will fall
due, and the two previous coupons
remaining unpaid, and the failure to
pay the third one may enable the
holders of the repair bonds to fore
close their lien and sell the canalAas
thereby destroy its usefulness and
greatly iniure, if not permanently de-
str0y, the industrial development of
the country through which it is con-
structed and the District of Column
bia. its eastern terminus; and,
whereas the national government is
directly interested in the maintain
tainance of the said canal, inasmuch
as it is a stakeholder in the same to